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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08
$4,000.
HUMOROUS.

-Wantcd-SituatiOn, to wind up an
eight-day clock: can use either right or
left hand. Address Tired this office.
Toledo Commercial.
Browne says that he would enjoy
playing solitaire more if he could tell
whether it was he or the other fe low
that got DISQUALIFICATION Critic.
-"Shall l have your hand?" said
Edward to Angelina. as dance was
about to begin. "Yes. with all my
heart" answered Angcline.-M Y
Ledger.
"A literary lyceum IN Western
town is wrestling over the question::
'.Is the proper definition of IN editor,
a man who puts things in paper or a.
man who keeps things out?"-M r.
Tribune.
-"Wait a minute" said a meta
physical professor to his son. II want
to explain to you just what mind is
''Oh, it's no matter" responded the
son. as he went out of the door.-N-
T. Ledger.
-'John." said Miss Oldsirl. scrib--
bling artlessly. "see. if you were to.
strike out one letter from your affairs.
they would become our affairs" But
John wouldn't let 'er-Roston Conn.,
monuealth. saJ
don't worry, john" said the
wife OF writer of current humor..
while he was wrestling with the stove
pipe. "you can go down to the Office
and write all about it and make people
laugh. you know. ''-Mercha,a 7raueier..
"A newly-married lady. who was
telling another how nicely her husband
could write. exclaimed: .'Oh, YOU
should see some Of his love-lettersr'
Eyes. l know" was the freezing re-
ply. 1--WE got ever SO many of them in,
my desk ~ !. Ledger.
-Bridget-"Will yez have your din
ner now. sorr, or wait for the missusp''
Head of the House-..Where ia vopr-
mistress. Bridgets'' Bridset- There's.
an auction beyant the corner. sorr. an
she said she'd stop there far minnit.
Head OF the House-..Have dinner now
Bridget. ~. Y Sun
-K)nightly Encouragemcnt-
Il poured for weeks together.
Twas the dolefulest OF ~ ,ther.
ket n nef eyes there beamed happv ,,obt.
And pondered well the reason
OF her smiles in such . season
'l' VOC s.sa' I see sain beau essyy niehtrs
-AGrRess Bazm.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08
THE DUNKARDS.
An Honest People Who Are Worthy OF
the HiS II st Admiration.

An Honest People Who Are Worthy o
the His II st Admiration.
The proposed colonization of all tn,
Dunkards of the United States in tn,
| Panhandle section of Texas is big
thing in its WAY. The colonists will
be principa ly drawn from Ohio. Ind;
ana, Pennsylvania and Illinois, bu
some VIII probably be secured from
North Carolina.
Originally the Dunkards were pc
culiar society of Baptists in Germany
They came to this country abou. fifty
years before the revolution, and have
adhered steadfastly to their faith and
primitive methods. In many respects
they are like other Baptists. Their
mode of baptism, however, is little
different. The person to be baptized
has to kneel and be dipped head fore
most. In the celebration of the
Lords supper feet-washing and the
kiss of love are prominent features.
The sick are anointed with oil. Gen
eral redemption is believed in, al
though it is not an article of their
faith. The Dunkards are remarkable
for great plainness of dress and
speech. They will not take an oath,
fight or go to law, and it is only in re-
cent years that they Lave consented to
receive interest in their money trans
actions. Perhaps the entire sect num-
bers something like fifty or sixty thou
sand souls.
The honest simplicity of these people
is worthy of the highest admiration.
During our late war both Governments
respected their conscientious scruples.
The Federals exempted them from
service and the Confe,lerates did like
wise. A misprint in the Confederate
statute on the subject made it appear
that "drrnkards' were exempted, and
there was great rejo:Ging among GER
tain red-nOscd citizens, but their salts
faction was sEort-lived.
During the Confederate invasion of
Pennsylvania one of our Generals who
had impressed i Dunkard' 5 horse, gave
the man two broken-down animals as
some sort of a compensation. The
next day the Dunkard carried one of
the horses long distance to the Gen
erals headquarters. He said that he
had examined the Confederate horses
and had satisfied himself that with
little rest they would be rs valuable as
the animal that he had parted with.
Feeling that it was not right to swap
one horse for two under such circum-
stances he had decided to return one.
The surprised General begged the old
Dunkard to alter his determination,
but could not prevail upon him to ac-
cept the advantage growing out Of the
exchange.
Texas is to be congratulated upon
securing a colony composed of such
good people. and it is perhaps just as
well that they should live by them
selves, fenced off from the rest of the
world. If they mingled much with
mankind they would doubtless be
robbed or cheated out of every thing
they possess. (Ga.) Co,sstitu-
tom.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08
STAGE ROBBERS.
An Americans Adventures with
Mexican Road Agents.

Mr.. Edgar Wood had two thousand
silver dollars in ten-dollar rolls nicely
packed in a valise with few toilet ar
ticles. and twelve thousand dollars i'm
bank-notes and bills of exchange
snugly sewed into a thin belt worn
about his person. In an outside belt,
elegantly embroidered, he wore a SUI
perbly jeweled revolver, warranted to
be useful as weapon at long range,
in the hand of n self-collected man
resting under safe shelter.
As TO other personal furniture. his
comfortable figure was adorned with a
fine gold watch, possessing national
reputation for beauty and value
throughout the Republic Of Mexico,
and 4 hat covered with gold lace and
bangles that made it the envy of all the
beaux in town.
Under these conditions Mr. Edgar
Wood entered the ten-mule stage, that
stood in the patio of the Hotel Itur-
bide, for a trip down the country to
pay of three thousand laborers a
months wages.
The stage started out amid the usual
hubbub The driver gathered up hi.
lines, shouted ut all the mules to.
gether and at each mule by name.
The assistant driver seized the whip
and added its resounding crack to his
vociferous entreaties and denuncia.
tions. The two outriders ran along
the sides of the team. shouted, and
swore. and pelted the mules with
stones, while ten bows of cow-bells,
suspended above the ten collars, added
their clangor to the confusion, and the
whole cortege rolled over the roughes,
cobble-stone pavement on the Ameri
can continent awakening an angry
city from its comfortable s'umbers.
The wealthy contractor was alon,
that morning. and he occupied ever,
corner of the stage in snch rapid sue
cession and varied positions that. if tn.
City of Mexico had been twice as broad
as it was. he must have been a dis.
agreeable jelly before reaching the
suburbs. As it was however, the
grand exhibition of style and enter
prise was soon over. and the team
settled down to the comfortable habit
of the country. a very slow trot or
rather soft roads. while the passenre,
settled himself in the corner, lighted ,
Vera Cruz cigar. and began to induls,
IN the pleasures of Imagination.
''This month";" he considered. evil
cost me twenty thousand dollars, TO,
which outlay the government paws m,
one hundred thousand dollars, which
is eighty thousand dollars clear gain
In two more shall be in good trim
and then l shall ask old Juarez fo,
Emilia think she admired me las
night when ! said my adieu:" and h.
looked at his pistol. his fine watch ant
elegant hat, and-a rifle-ball whistlef
through the coach-window. followed
by a.command of "Pdrarse" (halt).
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08

"A certain old lady down in Maine
has the genuine genius of Mrs. Part.
ington. Not long ago she was telling
of the wild times in the woods down
there before the country was settled.
why" said she. 1.-the folks used tc
be walked up in the night by the howl
ing of the pamphlets in the woods"
1t is to be inferred that she meant
"panthers." though no doubt there
have been such things as bowling
manifestation Transcript.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08

land what does your husband do
for livin'?" asked Mrs. Chatterwell,
during her first call on a ne:ghbor.
"He's a reporter" "A what?' "A
newspaper It r3rter; he goes about
everywhere, learns all the news and
takes it to the paper" land 10 they
paw for that?' shrieked Mrs. Chatter
well. rising to her feet in sheer amaze
ment. "Yes. $50 a month" "Oh.
mercy on me! I've lost NOR $50. 0OO
good money since I've lived in Talker-
town." She makes a straight rush
for the newspaper office.-Jonrnalist.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08

The great spread of instruction in
the English language in Japan has
naturally led to growing demand
for English books Over $1,000
English books of all classes were i'm
ported last year. as against 10000 in
1885. The import of American books.
that is to say of books printed in
America, increased from So. 600 in 1885
to liz, 900 in 1886.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

1t is said that Colonel Cody's share
Of the profits of the Amevican Expo
sition in London consisted of f7O. OOo
and position in society"
John B. Stetson, the Philadelphia
halter. employs 800 men. women and
children. and has Sunday-schoOl Of
1000 scholars in connection with his
factory. The chapel where the school
meets cost $4,000.
Among the recent graduates of the
Women's Medical College in New York
City is Kin Yamei, a Chinese girl, who
had taken the highest position in the
class. She is an accomplished scholar.
able to converse and write accurately
in five languages.-Public opinion.
Mrs. Robert L. Lincoln keeps a.
scrap-book for little Abe Lincoln. in
which she preserves all the newspaper
paragraphs of her iIlustrious father-in-
law. 1t is her intention to make an
historian of her little son and have
Abraham Lincoln the subject of his
first work.
Marshal John Jolly. of Butte City.
NJ T., is the owner of the most expen-
sive policcman's star in the United
States. 1t is of solid gold. and has five
points. At the end of each point is a
diamond costing 1925. and in tho
center is monogram of Mr. Jolly's
name in diamonds.
The death of Elihu B. Washburne
removes one of the most conspicuous.
links that bound the present with the
memorable achievements OF field and
forum of a quarter of a century ago..
He was man of special mark ever.
among the distinguished men who par
ticipated in the political struggles.
which eliminated in our civil war and
in the equally momentous struggles,
which attended and followed the war.
philadelphia Times.
The famous Judge Shaw, of
Massachusetts. was very homcly and
very arbitrary. One day, as Rufus
Choate was arguing Il case before him,
he used the word "humbug." and the
judge roughly asked him what he,
meant '.by the term humbug." Choate-
mused moment. and then said: 81
hardly know how to explain it to your
hOnOr's apprehension; but if young
lady We're to call your horror hand
some man, think she would be bum
bugging you."-M T. Ledger.
1t is rather early in the day to-
make predictions. but some of our old
novel readers feel confident that the,
popularity of the Russian story writer's
is only Il passing fancy in this coun--
try. The next generation may BE- us,
to the writings of Tolstoi
and his fellOw-co2ntrymen as the peo-
pie of the present day are to the
of Bremen and Muhlbacll.
Literature has its fashions. and there
is no telling what will be i'm vogue the
day after to-mOrrOw.-Atianta Con-
stitution.
Joe Andrews, the San Francisco
diamond collector. wears SIS. 900.
cluster of diamonds on his necktie.
$4,000 opal. He wears
Il 49, 900 single diamond on his finger,
and in his pocket he carries the finest
opal in the world. for which he has re-
fused $4,000. Those who know him
never charge him with vulsarty in
Tie display of his jewels. He is the
only man in California who, when in
official position. was known to return
an unused appropriation to the
treasury. amounting, when he was.
1T New Orleans to.
$4,000.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08

For many years it was uncertain
whether the Dresden or Darmstadt
Madonna" was Holbein's genuine
masterpiece. The Grand Duke of
Hesse has now allowed his picture to
be cleared of the thick coat of paint
and varnish. Herr Hauser, the Munich
restorer. has been SO successful that
there is no doubt as to its genuine
ness 1t will be on exhibition shortly
ut Dresden. side by side with the pict-
ure which has SO long been held to be
the original The colors are even
more brilliant than those of the Dres-
den Madonna.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08

Don't blame the cow for kicking
If yoa will persist in milking when the
finger nails are long.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08

For children there is nothing bet
ter than saff.on tea for teethiDg and
fever.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08

There was man which his name was NILS.
Which he owned farm all stones ana mus;
He was one OF these feIlers that keerfully tills
HIS land an by keepin' up with his bills,
Without foolin' with lawyers or maxim o
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-01-01
sQUEALED.
Fotb eringhan Weakens and Ad-
mits That He Stood In With
the Express Robbery,
Upon Promise Of Partial Immunity from
Punishment-Jim Cummings Identity.

CHICAGO, ILL, Dec @.--It Is now stated
that Fotheringham, the express messenger,
who is in jail at st. Louis on suspicion Of
being implicated in the Adams Express
robbery on the ST. Louis and San Francisco
railroad October last, disclosed the whole
story upon promise Of partial immunity
from punishment made to him by the
officials. His story was to the effect that
he did not know the actual robbers, or
their whereabouts, but that certain man,
whose name is carefully concealed, ne
gotiated with him plans for the robbery,
which were afterward carried out. The
name Of this man and q description by
which the detectives were able to identify
him were given by Fotheringham, and
from this the case was worked up and the
man tracked to this city, where he was
arrested Friday night with two others,
who are suspected of being members Of
the gang. The detectives have recovered
but $4,000 of the 49, 900 stolen. It's likely
the three prisoners will be taken TO St.
Louis tomorrow. The protentious air Of
mystery around the Pinkerton head
quarters in Fifth avenue was not lessened
to-day, and the men under arrest for COM
plicity III the Adams Express robbery are
still unknown. That one Of them is the
facetious Jim Cummings Is pretty evident.
That Jim Cummings is not the name Of the
man in question is reasonably certain.
There is strong suspicion that Jim Cum
mings' baptismal name was Fred Wit
rosch and his family is an excellent one,
living in Leavenworth, Kan.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-01-01
ThaWed Frozen Dynamite.

ELIzABETHrowN, Pa, Dec. 23.-This morn
ing at an early hour, William c. Cahill,
aged twenty years, employed in gang Of
men who are sloping tunnel, was thaw-
ing some frozen dynamite. Suddenly the
cartridges exploded and Cahill was blown
to pieces. Both legs and arms were torn
of. Charles Dickel, Charles McManus and
one Hornafus were also badly injured.
Cahill is from Columbia, Dickel and Nc
Manus from Lancaster, and Hornafius Of
ElizabethtoWn
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-01-01
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.--SENATE.-Communi
cations and petitions were presented. A bill
was reported end passed fixing the charge for
passports at one dollar. A deficiency bill for
the Public Printing Bureau was passed. A res
olution to discharge the Pensions Committee
from further consideration of the pen
sion arrearages extension bill was objected TO
and laid over. The resolution for holiday re.
cess from December q to January 4, was agreed
to. The inter State commerce conference ne
port was called up. Senator Wilson, Of Iowa,
spoke, and after O short executive session the
Senate adjourned at sos p. m.
HoUsE.-The concurrent resolution for holi.
day recess was agreed TO-. The Senate amend
ment to the bill for the relief Of the Jeanette
survivors was .concurred In. "Reminiscences
were presented against the free ship bill The
Indian appropriations bill was reported. Thurs.
day. January 90 was set aside for considering
resolutions IN respect to. the deaths Of Con.
was vas reported ' and referred. Ffhe Presi.
dents veto on pension bill was called up, and
the House refused TO consider the bill. Tho
diplomatic appropriation bill was reported and
referred. The army appropriation bill was
passed. Tile invalid pension appropriation bill
was reported and.referred. Senate amendments
to the urgency deficiency appropriation bill
were concurred In, and OF 3a5 p. m the House
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. N.-SENAiE.-A ol' was
reported to provide for the execution Of an ar
ticle in the treaty with China on the opium
trafio. A resolution was adopted drectin the
Committee on Commerce to make detailed re-
port on each item Of the river and harbor bill.
The Committee on Finance was Instructed 70
inquire and report what reduction can be made
IN custom duties. and at 1880 p. m. the Senate
adjourned until January4.
HousE.--A bill was passed granting right OF
way through Indian reservations In Montana to
bill was reported requiring all land grant rail-
road companies to construct, maintain and OPP
crate their telegraph lines. A Senate bill was
passed for the relief Of the Greensburg Lime.
stone Company Of Indiana. The Oklahoma bill
adjourned until January4.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-01-01
A MASKED QUINTnTTD.
Desperate But Futile Effort to Rob tn
Medina County Safo.

Desperate But Futile Effort to Rob the
Medina County Safo.
AKRON, O., Dec. 2s.-"Throw up your
hands or you're dead mani" Missed two
masked robbers in the ear Of the night
watchman in the county court house at
Medina at 2 o'clock this morning. While
the two men bound and gagged the watch.
man, three others began work on the safe,
il which was $4,000. Holes were drilled
and several times powder was rammed In
and exploded. The first pair Of doors were
finally opened, and work was begun on the
inner doors Of steel, but progress was 30
slow and daylight was so near that the
cracksmen threw down their tools and hur.
ried away. The Waterman united himself
half hour later, aroused the sheriff, rung
the fire bell, calling out hundreds Of citi-
zens, who are now securing tho coun.
try. They are hot on the scent.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-01-01
DEATH BY FIRE.

An Aged Couple and Their Son Perish In
Their House-Destructive Blaze.
AsHrABrLA, o., Dec. 3.-This morning at
four o'clock the farmhouse Of c. B. Rus.
sell, at Saybrook, O., was entirely con.
sumed. Mrs. Russell, aged fifty, and Mr..
Russell, aged eighty, died from suffoca-
ton. An imbecile son, who was upstairs,
was burned to crisp. The supposed cause
of the fire was defective fue. Insurance
unknown. A heavy fire here this evening
destroyed the house, two stores and coal
sheds belonging to P F. Good. Incendiar-
ism was the cause. No. insurance. Esti-
mated loss $4,000
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-01-01
4 Youthful Mail Robber.

CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-Robert J. Calladine,
employed as stamper in the city distribu.
ton department of the post-office, was ar
rested last night by Inspector Bassett for
pected for several months, as during that
time money has continually disappeared
from letters passing through his hands.
He was caught by means Of decoy letter.
The amount Of his pec,Sations is, of course,
not known, but it is supposed to be consid-
cradle. Calladine is only seventeen years
Of age, and was appointed about year ago.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-01-01
Sfata Entertainments.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The President has
fixed dates for State entertainments. Mrs.
Cleveland's Saturday afternoon receptions
are given fortnightly, alternating with the
Presidents evening receptions. The plan
provides some entertainment at the White
House every week, and is arranged so as
to close the social season as it begins, with
q State reception, in which the public can
participate
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-01-01
Suicide Of a Bride Of Six Weeks.

MASON CITY, Iowa, Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Merry.
Hill took two grains Of strychnine yester-
day afternoon, and her death is but mat
ter of few hours. She was formerly
one of the most successful teachers in the
country She was married but six weeks
ago, and her relations with her husband
have been of the pleasantcst. After she
had taken the strychnine she told her hus-
band what she had done, but assigned no
reason whatever for the act.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-01-01
Terrible Christmas Tragedy.

CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-A special to the Daily
Neus, from Omaha, says Charles Burger,
q farmer living ten miles south OF Rush.
VILE, Neb., returned home from town
Christmas evening and found his wife and
three children dead in the house. His wife
had been subject to temporary fits OF in.
sanity, and it is supposed that while out OF
her head she killed her three children and
then cut her own throat.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-01-01
Church Troubles.

PEKIN, ILL.,, Dec. IS. - Father F. K.
Noonan, pastor Of st. Joseph's Catholic
Church, being relieved by Bishop Spalding
for alleged real estate frauds, refused to
vacate the parsonage until ousted by a
constable. He then rented house next
the parsonage, now occupied by Father
Dunno, his successor, and defies the Bishop
or anybody else to drive him from his new
iuuartars
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-01-01
Death Of the Neqress Who Turned White.

HOWELL, Mich, Dec. 23.-Mrs. Jacob ED.
ridge, Howell's strange freak OF nature,
the old colored woman who has been grad.
ually turning white for several years, died
here yesterday. She has been i'll for sew.
eral months, but it is not thought that tho
peculiarly strange change in color which
she underwent had anything to do with her
last illness. The greater part of her body
is now healthy lily white Her husband,
who was a pioneer Of this county, died
Tuesday morning.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-01-01
Wants Part Of Chicano.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Lester A. Bartlett, Of
Washington, has applied to the General
Land Office to locate, with what is known
as Gerard scrip" ninety acres of land in
this city. 1t is claimed that these lands
belong to the United States. The "scrip'
was issued to Stephen Gerard by Presi-
dent Washington, and on its face gives the
right to locate lands anywhere in the
United States.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-01-01
Five Miners Killed.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Dec &.-Meager
information was received here this after
noon of fight last night between miners
at Caperton, mining village sixty miles
east of here, on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad. In the fracas five men were
killed and several wounded. Particulars
could not be learned.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-01-01
EriGhianad Into Insanity.

READING, Pa, Dec. 23-Franklin B. Good.
art, aged fifty-ive years, a well-known
sporting man of this city, is a raving mani
&C, the result Of practical joke. Last
evening he entered saloon, when several
of his friends, robed in buffalo skins and
armed with hatchets, rushed at him yelling
like cowboys. This so frightened Mr.. Good
hart he has become violently, and, 1t is
feared, hopelessly insane.